FX markets are unique not only in their scale but also in their complexity. There are multiple trading paradigms, and also multiple venues where trades may be executed. The FX ecosystem is highly fragmented and the case for more automation
European software investor Hg is to acquire stakes from Keensight Capital and Pléiade Venture in smartTrade Technologies (“smartTrade”), a specialist in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France. David Vincent, CEO & co-Founder, and the smartTrade management team will remain
Eze Software is launching an upgrade to its buy-side client service experience based on direct client feedback asking for a personalised solution. The Personalised Client Experience aligns the client service organisation to consistently deliver high-quality, scalable, and personalised support to
Metronome Capital, the London-based long/short equity manager led by former Lehman Brothers banker and Parvus Asset Management partner Sharif el Khazen, is flying high – powered by a mix of long conviction trades in European luxury brand names and a
Small cap equity specialist, Granahan Investment Management (GIM), has launched the Granahan US SMID Select Fund on the Granahan Funds plc platform. A seed client has invested nearly USD100-million.
JTC has appointed Greg Kok as Head of Group JTC Management Company (ManCo) Services as the firm looks to continue to grow and develop its global ManCo and alternative investment fund management (AIFM) proposition.Based in Luxembourg, Greg will in his
A growing number of investors require hedge funds to build environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements into their investment processes – with traditional risk-return metrics being overhauled to include ESG factors, a wide-ranging industry study has found.
Dalton Strategic Partnership has launched the Melchior Systematic Global Macro Fund within its Luxembourg UCITS umbrella. The fund will be managed by Thomas Dionysopoulos (pictured), who joined DSP from Advenis Investment Management in 2017. Prior to this, he was Head
Hedge Funds gained 0.49 per cent in April according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 0.38 per cent gain in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index remains up 0.30 per cent,
TP ICAP’s Data & Analytics business has gone live with MDXT’s data distribution solution. This is being implemented to support increasing client demand for flexible access to premium content by broadening data distribution channels to Microsoft Excel, web portals, mobile apps
